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LIONS
FAMILY
LINES
Issue 12 – June 2020
The Official
Newsletter
of District 201Q3
VISION
One
Of the
Five Global
Causes
June 1st is Helen Keller Day
Kevin Hedges Q3 Global Cause (Vision) Chair’s
article “Keeping the Promise”
Appears on Page 7 of this issue.
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CONTENTS
3 Donna’s Notes
6 Club Excellence Award Application Form
7 Keeping the Promise!
8 Secretary Richard’s Report
Club Quiz
9 Membership
10 District Governor Elect David’s News
11 Claytons Past District Governors’ Dinner
Peace Poster and Essay Contest
Lions Prostate Cancer Research, Equipment and
Support Project
12 Australian Lions Hearing Dogs
13 Camp Duckadang News
14 Lions Clubs International Outage Membership and Activity Report
Worth While Watching
15 The Autumn of Innovation
Australian Lions Foundation ‘Hall of Fame’
16 Leadership Matters
17 Australian Lions Foundation
Redcliffe Central Lions Support Encircle Again
18 Cakes and Mints Portfolio
19 Lions Adapt to the Challenges of COVID-19
Called to Higher Service
20 Why Bother with Risk Management Answer to Last Month’s Club Quiz
21 Brisbane Bunya to the Fore
Regional Lions Leadership Institute – Perth 2020
22 Well Done Brisbane Bunya
23 The Little Things
53,000 Reasons to Recycle Those Stamps
24 Australian Lions Foundation ‘Hall of Fame’ Recipients
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NEWSLETTER DEADLINE
The deadline for the July edition of the Newsletter will be 20th June
Copy received after the deadline, unless urgent,
may be held over to the following month.
Please email your articles to [email protected]
THANK YOU DG DONNA
I would like to take this opportunity to
thank DG Donna for the privilege of being the District Newsletter Editor. I have
enjoyed working with you all over the past
twelve months.
PLEASE REMEMBER
Your contribution of articles to the District
Newsletter gives your Club 20 points for each article received for the Club of the
Year. This and the other criteria for the Club of the Year points can be found on
page 47 of the President’s Manual.
https://201q3.lions.org.au/files/201q3/Presidents'%20Manual%202019-2020.pdf
Thank you for complying with the lawful requirement to provide Photographic
Permission Forms with photos of children (those under 18 years of age), and persons
with a legal disability. Articles received
without the necessary authority will not be published and will be returned. There is
now an updated version of the form which can be found at -
https://lionsclubs.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMAGE-CONSENT-AND-RELEASE-FORM-2018.pdf
I look forward to working closely with you
to achieve a positive outcome for you and
your Club for the remainder of this Lions
year.
Lion Beverley Bates
District Newsletter Editor
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the District Governor, Cabinet Members or Editor.
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An email
• The District Management Committee
(supported by Cabinet) will take a motion to the District Convention to
waive dues for the half year(July to Dec 2020), a saving of $17.50 per member.
If the motion is lost, an invoice will be forwarded to Clubs for payment. (refer
to the May District Newsletter for further details)
• This concession is a one-off waiver and
will only relate to the first half of the
Lions year.
Club
• During June, check with those
members who have not engaged over the past few months as to what their
intentions are with regard to their membership. Also check with members
if any will have difficulty paying their
dues.
• I appeal to Club executives to consider allowing members to pay their dues on
a fortnightly or monthly basis to cover what semi-annual dues are to be paid
by arranging direct-debit periodic payments
Prior to 30 June, ensure your MyLCI member numbers are correct. Dues are
calculated on the figures recorded as at
that date and any adjustments to the numbers recorded then cannot be
allowed.
Over the past month much has happened,
albeit in the “virtual” space - The Multiple District Convention, the Council of Governor’s
Meeting and my last Cabinet Meeting for the year. Although we needed to adapt to modern
technology with the use of video-conferencing
platforms, all events were completed with positive outcomes.
Multiple District Convention
• Results of the Notices of Motion have been
published via Lions Australia e-newsletter on 29 May
[https://mailchi.mp/lions/lions-australia-newsletter-april-may-
1855937?e=6d5bd791f0] o Motion regarding waiving of the MD
dues component for any Lioness
who joins a Lions Club was carried o Two new Category B projects were
approved -
This will be my last newsletter article as your District Governor and time is fast
approaching as I prepare to hand over the
reins to DGE David Orton on the 1st July.
Membership Dues – July to December 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has impacted the work of Lions around the world. A number of
measures have been put in place at all levels of the organisation to help our Clubs and
members with financial hardship.
International
The International Board of Directors has
passed a resolution to help our Clubs:
• No Clubs will be suspended or cancelled through to December 31,
2020
• Charter and entrance fees will be waived from 1 July to 31 December
2020
Multiple District
• Although District will invoice Clubs for
the MD Dues in July, payment of those
dues will be deferred to 28 October 2020 if needed by Clubs
• A hardship fund has been established
by MD to assist clubs that cannot meet their dues commitment for the next 6
months. Clubs may apply, through the District for a subsidy to assist with
the payment of the MD Dues component. Details of the hardship
fund will be published shortly;
however it is intended for clubs
experiencing genuine hardship.
District
• Clubs will not be invoiced in July for
District Dues.
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The “Lions Team Rubicon Disaster Relief Project” and the “Lions Club Project Need for
Feed”
• Announcement of the Council Chair for 2020-2021 was live streamed. District
Governor David Triffett from Tasmania
was the selected candidate and a great choice.
• Dr James Muecke, 2020 Australian of the
Year, presented his keynote address “Blinded by Sugar” via a live streamed
webinar which was excellent. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykl
nOoxK04I
• The Awards Presentation was done via
Zoom. Congratulations to Lion Graham Foote (Brisbane Oxley Sherwood) and
Lioness Liz Alcock (Redcliffe Central Lioness Club) on their “Outstanding
Achievement” awards. The ceremony can be accessed on the following link:
https://youtu.be/idOB3REXikw
• Foundations such as ALF and LEHP have had to conduct their AGMs via Zoom
Council Chair Kim Forrest, Executive Officer Rob Oerlemans and the other members of
the MD Management Team (which includes two of our own – National Treasurer Bruce
Unwin and Fundraising Coordinator Norm Alcock) are to be congratulated on the
manner in which they worked through the challenges and achieved what they did to
meet the necessary obligations with the
Convention being cancelled.
Council of Governors Meeting
A number of decisions/recommendations
were made from the meeting which I would
like to share with you:
• Lions Awareness Day will continue in
2021 with ‘free’ materials being provided
to participating clubs and zones. The
decision was based on results of an
online survey that went out to all Clubs
to complete.
• To celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Lions
Clubs in Australia (in 2022-2023),
Council will implement a range of
measures, in collaborations with
Districts.
• COVID19 has affected all of society, but none more so than the elderly. With the
theme “Kindness Matters”, Lions has a
great opportunity to refocus our service. Council has adopted a Humanitarian Service
project, “Caring for our Elderly” and encourages Districts to adopt this as a District
Project. If your Club already has a service
project which supports the elderly, can you please let GST Coordinator Rodd Chignell
know so that we can start to collate a list of existing projects across the District.
• Approval has been given for the Youth Exchange/Youth Camp committee to
conduct a summer Youth Camp at Camp
Kookaburra in NSW for Australian youth.
• The Lions Cake & Mint Committee will be monitoring any issues that may arise for
the coming cake season, arising from any extension to the current lockdown.
• The Australian Lions Drug Awareness
Foundation (ALDAF) intends to adopt a new name: “Australian Lions Wellbeing
Foundation Inc”.
• Filling of MD Committee Vacancies announced:
o PDG Rob Craig appointed as the YOTY (Youth of the Year) Qld State
Coordinator
o PCC Rodd Chignell reappointed to the PNG Committee [Member]
o Dr Joyce Arnold reappointed to the
GMT Committee [Diversity &
Women in Lions]
All these positions are for a 3 year term.
District Cabinet Meeting
The fourth and last Cabinet meeting for the
year was held on Saturday 30 May. History
was made, having conducted the entire proceedings on-line. I thank all the Cabinet
Officers who attended for their contribution and diligence in the way we worked through
the business agenda. I thank them for their support and understanding – it was a learning
experience for us all.
Australian Lions Foundation (ALF) Hall of
Fame
Congratulations to PDG Bob Goldsworthy and Lion Peter Boge, two distinguished Lions from
Q3 District who were announced as Hall of Fame inductees. Well-deserved recognition
for them both.
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Top Club Service Project
Earlier in the year Clubs were asked to submit applications for the Top Club Service Project.
The Q3 District winning entry was from the Lions Club of Brisbane Bunya for their
drought relief project. This service project
entry was then submitted for judging at the Multiple District level of the competition.
Unfortunately we didn’t get the gong but congratulations to the Lions Club of Denman
in N3 District with their entry “Denman Lions supporting Communities Battling the
Drought” announced as the MD201 Top Club Service Project and will now go on to represent
the Multiple District at the Constitutional
Arear 7 Judging later this year. Read more detail about this project in the Lions Australia
e-newsletter. Thank you Brisbane Bunya and the other Clubs in our District for
participating in this competition. I hope more
Clubs will come on board next year.
Club Excellence Awards 2019-2020
Attached to the newsletter is a copy of the Application Form for a 2019-2020 Club Excellence Award. I encourage Presidents to complete the Application at the end of this Lions year if your Club meets the criteria outlined on the Application which needs to be submitted to me prior to 30 September for signing off before submitting it to LCI Headquarters.
New Club Constitution
Approximately 12 months ago, CBL Chair Norm notified all Clubs that a new (updated) standard Club Constitution had been released and that all Clubs were required to adopt the new constitution by passing a special resolution at a general meeting and submit to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT). To date, approximately 50% of Clubs have notified Norm (as we requested) that they have completed such action.
It has been brought to my attention recently that Clubs must lodge the necessary paperwork (Form 8) within 3 months of the special meeting to adopt the updated constitution. Clubs may need to convene another special meeting to accept the constitution and reapply to the OFT.
I ask that Clubs that have not adopted the constitution and lodged the form to do so as a matter of priority. If you need assistance or have any questions regarding the process, please contact CBL Norm without delay. Email: [email protected]; Phone:0417714284
Lions/Lioness Commemorative Pin
A commemorative pin is being issued to all Lioness members who join as a Lion. To claim the pin, any Lioness who transitions to Lions by joining a Club may claim the commemorative pin at no cost. Please write to the Lions National Office and advise:
Your Name + Your Lions Member Number + the Name of your Lions Club + Date of Induction as a Lion and your Postal Address. The National Office will then ship your pin to you by post.
Make the most of what is left of this Lions Year. Now that lockdown restrictions are easing, we are now starting to have a better indication of things returning to the “new” normal. The goals we had set for this year may not be fully achieved, but don’t “shut up shop” yet. Do what you can by looking for new ways to engage and serve your community. Continue to connect with each other as members of the Q3 Lions family.
The year has not ended as we planned or could have ever imagined. I am sad that we have not had the opportunity to have face-to-face functions – anniversary celebrations, changeovers, club officer training and cabinet meetings and so on. But with the adversity and the challenges we have faced, we have learned to adapt to change which has provided us with other opportunities and new ways of working.
It has been a rewarding and eventful year, a year none of us will ever forget – drought, bushfires and COVID-19. It has been a great experience though and hold great memories.
Thank you for everything you do as Lions. We have met some wonderful people along the journey by visiting Clubs across the District and beyond. Thank you for your friendship and your support over the last 3 years, in particular the past 12 months.
Kevin and I wish DGE David and Lion Cheryl all the very best for 2020-2021, a year which will start from unchartered waters, but I am confident under David’s leadership the District will be in good hands.
Until we meet again, take care and continue to
stay safe.
Kind regards … DG Donna
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KEEPING THE PROMISE!
Lions Continue to Answer the Call of Helen
Keller and we remember some 95 years later.
Even the most optimistic person at the Lions
International Convention on 30 June 1925 in
Ohio USA would have found it hard to imagine
that the challenge issued by a blind and deaf
woman in a speech to the delegates that lasted
under ten minutes would have a continuing
impact around the world almost one hundred
years later. Helen Keller, an American author,
political activist and lecturer and a tireless
advocate for people with disabilities was that
woman. Blind and deaf from the age of eighteen
months she broke through the isolation imposed
by a near complete lack of language to be able to
communicate with the help of her exceptional
teachers. She went from communicating through
sign language, learning to read, write and speak.
She was also the first blind and deaf individual to
graduate.
Born on 27 June 1880 Keller was forty-five years
of age when she addressed the Lions Convention
and her achievements in life were well known and
widely publicised and known to most Lions in the
audience, some of whom had involvement with
service projects for the blind. She was at the time
an ambassador for the American Foundation for
the Blind. It is said that witnessing Keller on
stage share her emotions for the plight of the blind
captivated all who were present. Her most stirring
words came at the end of her speech hoping that
Lions would partner with the American
Foundation for the Blind and lend their support
as an organisation to those who had lost their
sight.
‘Will you not help me hasten the day when
there shall be no preventable blindness; no
little deaf, blind child untaught; no blind
man or woman unaided? I appeal to you
Lion, you who have your sight, your
hearing, you who are strong and brave and
kind. Will you not constitute yourselves
knights of the blind in tis crusade against
darkness?’
It is written that before the convention was over
our association unreservedly dedicated itself to
making Keller’s dream a reality. Lions would
become Keller’s ‘Knights of the Blind’. Since
Keller’s appeal Lions around the world have
changed the lives of hundreds of million people
through their vision related work.
This work materialises in many different ways
around the globe all working towards ending
preventable blindness and aiding the visually
impaired.
In 1971 the Board of Directors of Lions Clubs
International declared that June 1 would be
remembered as Helen Keller Day.
Sadly the fight against preventable blindness
Sadly the fight against preventable blindness
will never end and this should ensure our efforts
never fade. Our challenge to engage with Vision
related Projects that do make a difference is still
as strong today as it has ever been.
What can you do as a Lions Club and as an
individual Lion that will make a difference? The
continuing work of Lions Eye Health Program is
one way you can meet that challenge. Another
way is the Recycle 4 Sight and the collection of
spectacles from the community. Both these
Lions Programs as well as the Clubs and
individual Lions who support them are
wonderful examples of the ongoing efforts to
meet the challenge issued almost ninety-five
years ago.
How will you and your Club support the
challenge?
Kevin Hedges Q3 Global Cause (Vision) Chair
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Firstly, my thanks to everyone who has been
involved in all the reporting we have had to do
in the past couple of months – club and cabinet
listings for the Multiple District (MD) Directory,
delegates for MD Convention, nominations for
Club Officer Forums, Club officers on MyLCI…
It is a busy time for you and me, and I
appreciate your help in meeting the deadlines.
On that note, I will add my thanks to all
Secretaries for your part in making your Clubs
run efficiently and effectively, and for helping
me with everything from you during the year.
At this time of year, if you are incoming or
outgoing Secretary (or any role), please take a
few moments to think about handing over. You
may care to talk about
the specifics of the role What protocols and policy minutes affect
you? How does outgoing do things (filing,
sharing correspondence, issuing minutes…)?
What physical records and assets will they give you?
What do you need to set up (templates, letterhead, filing folders…)?
What issues are they dealing with that they will hand to you?
If you are outgoing, please make sure you have your reporting up to date. This is especially important for membership, as our District (waived this year), Multiple District and International fees are based on the number of members on MyLCI at 30 June. My own Club puts a note on our invoices along the lines of ‘If your circumstances have changed and you are considering leaving, please let the Membership Officer know so that the club has the opportunity to amend the membership reports before the June/December billing period.’ We are halfway through the Club Officer Forums for Presidents, Treasurers and Secretaries as I write this.
While numbers are down on last year, it is great
to see so many people (and Clubs generally)
embracing Zoom meetings. And, while I
shouldn’t speak too soon, so far we have not had
any major technology issues. Like many people,
I am keen to see what we do differently when
restrictions are lifted.
The 201Q3 Art and Photo competition closes on
3 June, so please get your entries in!
As we approach the end of the year, I ask that
you consider wisdom from John Lennon and
American author Hal Borland
Year's end is neither an end nor a beginning but
a going on, with all the wisdom that experience
can instill in us. Hal Borland
When I was 5 years old, my mother always told
me that happiness was the key to life. When I
went to school, they asked me what I wanted to
be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They
told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and
I told them they didn’t understand life.
John Lennon
Please keep safe, keep happy and be kind.
Club Quiz
These three pictures form the name of a
Club in the District … Can you
name the Club?
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MEMBERSHIP
A two hour Regional Membership Matters
Workshop was conducted at the Lions Club
of Morayfield and District Den on 15th March
2020. Five clubs from Region Six were
represented as participants or
presenters. This included the Region 6
Leadership and Service Team members who
also presented during the workshop.
A report, which included copies of the slides
used with comments on each slide, plus a
range of support documents referred to
during the workshop was sent to all Clubs in
the Region as well as to the District
Membership, Service and Leadership Team
Leaders.
I also would like to take this opportunity to
personally thank the team at the Morayfield
and District Lions Club for the use of their
Den and the excellent refreshments they
provided at the end of the Workshop.
PS: If you are interested in receiving a copy of
the report and the presentation just send me
an e-mail and I will forward it on.
At this time it is also important that we
maintain contact with our members to
ensure they are all travelling well.
If you are meeting via Zoom there will be, no
doubt, some members who are not
comfortable with or unable to join in with
these meetings.
It is particularly important that as President
or Membership Director that you maintain
some form of contact with them until you are
able to meet again face to face. Also, if you
have someone who is not keen on Zoom, or is
having trouble connecting, I am sure there
will be at least one member who can make
personal contact and set up a trial one on one
Zoom meeting to help them develop the
ability to join the rest of your team.
For those without access to the internet or an average internet service a simple phone call
once a week will keep that important contact open.
Your Clubs Club Care Officer or a member’s
sponsor can take on this task. This is
especially important for new members who
joined just before the lockdown and provides
a great opportunity for you to direct them to
some of the great information … YouTube
videos on Lions or the Multiple District and
International websites where information on
Lions can be obtained. Making sure they are
also linked into the various Facebook pages
also helps maintain that contact with others
in our Lions family.
Stay safe and I will see you again on the
other side.
PDG NORM JENSEN
REGION SIX MEMBERSHIP ACTION TEAM MEMBER
040 498 4455 or [email protected]
Participants at the Regional Membership Matters Workshop
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Firstly, I would like to wish you all well in
these uncertain times and hope you are all
staying safe and occupied in your isolation.
The date is fast approaching for me to take
up my role as your District Governor. Thanks
to illness, followed up by COVID19 related
cancellations I was unable to attend
conventions both nationally internationally.
All training except for Sydney has been on-
line or via Zoom with my eighteen other
District Governor colleagues. I certainly look
forward to my role and the challenges it
brings and working with all of you.
This COVID period is unchartered territory
for us. I hope as Lions, you have been able
to keep regular contact with your follow
members and if possible, serve others in your
community while staying safe and well.
By now the challenges of separation,
isolation from friends, family and Lions
members has forced us to adopt some
conventional and not so conventional ways of
communicating with others. Who would
have ever thought that you would have
Skype, Zoom or Facetime family sessions,
birthday parties, reading to grandchildren
and the list goes on and on? Who said we
could not embrace change? I am constantly
amazed at the adaptability of our community
members.
Over the last two weeks we have completed
six webinars.
For the uninitiated, a webinar is an on-line
interactive, educational presentation which
may be viewed on a personal computer,
tablet or smart phone.
These webinars have allowed us to provide
interactive training for Presidents,
Secretaries and Treasurers and in June, I
intend to similarly conduct a couple of on-
line sessions for Club Membership Chair.
Is this better than face to face? No!! But
in the circumstances, it is the only way. On
the plus side, we have been able to offer
training to our clubs far and wide and not
use a litre of your own fuel. Additionally,
we have been able to record presentations
for upcoming use.
In future we may have training, meetings,
and Lions presentations in a mixed mode
format. By this I mean some face to face
training and other by using virtual means
e.g. (Zoom).
To all our retiring club Officers, thank you
for the contribution you have made to your
club. To our newer incoming Officers, I
wish you well in the year ahead. Thank you
for stepping up to the challenge and the
responsibility it brings.
I look forward to working for and with you
in the year ahead. I would still like to
schedule face to face club visits by my
District Governor team. This may
necessitate visiting your club later in the
year extending into 2021. In this situation
I don’t believe virtual meetings suffice for
face to face.
Yours in Lionism
David Orton
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CLAYTON’S PAST DISTRICT
GOVERNORS’ DINNER
This is the Dinner you have when you don’t have a Dinner.
Guests at the Claytons Past District Governors’ Dinner pictured above: Past District Governors Rob Craig, Bob Goldsworthy and Carmel Goldsworthy.
Lions Clubs International
The Peace Poster and Essay Contest are going
ahead this year.
Kits are available from MD Office at a cost of
AUD $30.00 each.
I totally understand that teachers are reluctant
to get involved at this time.
Clubs should visit schools or ring the Art
Teacher, that entered last year to see if they can
work something out.
This is a project that helps build self-
development and increases their creative skills.
There may be a student that would like to take
part and perhaps do it at home, to take it to the
school teacher who may sign it off.
I do hope that you will have an entry from
your district in this year’s competition.
PDG Lorraine McKenzie MD Coordinator Peace/Essay Contest
LIONS PROSTATE CANCER
RESEARCH, EQUIPMENT AND
SUPPORT PROJECT
Just a quick shout out to Clubs as you all look
at options for your final donations as you
come to the end of the year. So far this year
some 25 Clubs have donated a total of
$19,303 to this important Project. You will
no doubt recall the report in a previous
Newsletter about the efforts of Lion Peter
Jensen and the members of the Blackall
Range and Maleny Blackall Range Lions
Clubs who supported the removal of his beard
at the Blackall Range club charter dinner
when $5,520 was raised for the Project.
SO, as your Club finalises your donations for
the year and have not already provided a
donation to this important project or would
like to top up the amount you have already
donated, I would encourage you to support
this great project. I suspect there are not too
many members or their partners who are not
aware of someone who has been diagnosed
with prostate cancer. For example those of us
who attended last year’s Convention dinner
will never forget the emotion in the room
when Lion Tony Reading was presented with
a Melvin Jones Award or at his funeral service
soon after - Rest in Peace good friend.
This link will take you to their Website if you
need further information before making your
decision. Even more information is available
from the Prostate Cancer Foundation of
Australia Website .
PDG NORM JENSEN
District Chair Lions Prostate Cancer Research, Equipment and
Support Project
0404 984 455
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CAMP DUCKADANG NEWS
Lions Camp Duckadang is an organisation
that runs on Volunteers, Donations from Club
and Grants. This support allows us to keep
prices at a reasonable level for accommodation
and meals for the youth and disadvantaged, as
well as the organizations, various interest
groups and Clubs. Income from the Camp is
for the maintenance, general upkeep and staff
wages. Any equipment and items that need to
be purchased such as beds, generators,
freezers etc are funded through our Lions
Clubs of Districts 201Q1, Q3 and Q4 and
Grants. So as a Lion, you are a part-owner of
the Camp. We are also grateful to various
Companies and other wonderful people who
support our camp.
Clubs would have received the Lions Camp
Duckadang annual letter sent out by the
Secretary in early 2020. This reported on
recent upgrades at the Camp and the Board
sought donations for ongoing maintenance
and improvements, as well as upgrading
facilities already in existence. In line with
current government regulations for Covid-19,
the Board has been obliged to close the Camp
until 30 June 2020, unless government advice
to the contrary is received.
A further Board meeting will be held on 06
June 2020 to further assess the situation and
decide whether the working bee set down for
19-21 June 2020 can go ahead. Clubs will be
advised after 06 June. This virus and
lockdown have had a huge effect on the
income of our Clubs and of the Camp.
Directors of the Board realise that Clubs’
earning powers have been reflected in their
ability to help their local communities
financially. Many Clubs have come to a halt as
far as their ongoing functions and fund raising
are concerned.
In view of this, the Board acknowledges that
until the current situation changes, Clubs will
probably hold back from donating to the Camp
in preference to their communities. This is
understandable; however we ask that you
don’t forget this Lions project when funds
allow … donations small or large will always
be gratefully accepted.
The idea of a large see-saw as another
attraction for the camp was mooted back in
April 2018, when our Chairman Graham
visited Lions Camp Licola in Victoria. It's a
giant see- saw approximately 2000mm x
4000mm, on which teams of kids (big and
small) stand at each end and try to balance
themselves. See the photo of this see-saw
below, which has been placed beside our
tennis and basketball courts. In addition, a Zip
Line (Flying Fox) was recently installed. When
the Zip Line is operational, it is sure to draw a
lot of interest for visitors … both young and
mature persons.
Any donation, however small, is always
very welcome. To avoid confusion, please
send all donations to:
The Secretary
Lions Camp Duckadang
P O Box 437
STRATHPINE Q 4500
Alternatively, use direct deposit at a Westpac
Bank to Lions Camp Duckadang Business Cash
Reserve Account: BSB 034---114 Account:
124-437. Please email a copy of the bank’s
deposit slip to: [email protected]
so that I can promptly acknowledge all
donations and issue a receipt.
Thanks for your generous support in the past.
The Board hopes you can visit the Camp later
in the year.
Yours in Lionism
Peter J Boge, Secretary to the Board, Lions
Camp Duckadang
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Quote of the
Month
Our greatest glory is
not in never falling,
but in rising every
time we fall. – ...
Worth While Watching
Worth World
While on the Wide
Watching Web
Some people are so creative
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyFn6ZRrOcA
People sing about going home – now we can stay at
home
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lImjP8q2uS4
How to celebrate a try
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC8oTbqAUZ8
Interview with 2019-2020 Peace Essay Competition
winner, and here his essay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPpbO4Qd_Iw
LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL OUTAGE
As you may be aware, Lions Clubs International experienced an outage in our data centre on May 22, 2020, which impacted the availability of MyLCI and some other internal systems for a period of time.
Although MyLCI has largely been restored, the root cause of the outage and broader impact remains under investigation. Here’s what we know:
• The outage appears to have only affected systems hosted at Lions International Headquarters in Oak Brook. Cloud-based services remain functional.
• Since Lions International does not store credit card information in our systems and these payments are processed by third-party vendors, there was no impact to credit cards that Lions may have used to shop or donate to LCIF.
• We are utilizing all available resources to conduct a thorough investigation of the cause and impact of the outage and will provide more information to you as it becomes available.
• We thank you for your patience and understanding in this matter. Should you have additional questions, please email us at [email protected].
With Kindness, Bala Balachander Chief of Technology
MEMBERSHIP AND
ACTIVITY REPORT
These figures are correct as at 11am on 28th May 2020
Our total membership numbers are 1638 this month, a loss of six people and no new members.
The total of clubs reporting on MyLion remains at sixty clubs reporting.
230,590 People served
140 People served per member
2857 Service activities
13 Diabetes
175 Environment
34 Childhood Cancer
150 Hunger Relief
94 Vision
2391 Other
107,295 volunteer hours since 1st July 2019
$347,800 funds donated
This year, these figures include only service activities – not meetings and fund-raisers.
Barbara
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THE AUTUMN OF INNOVATION
We won’t have too many fond memories of
Autumn 2020 but at least we’ll have benefitted
by the innovation which social isolation drove.
Like many Clubs, Teneriffe Lions moved our
“Dinner” and Business Meetings to Zoom
teleconferencing, with members joining by
laptop, tablet, phone or simple dial in.
We added interest to the Meetings with each
having a theme at rollcall: Interesting Drinks,
funny hats and (next) Winter Christmas.
Costs of the Zoom meetings were met by online
raffles https://commentpicker.com/random-
name-picker.php) with pre-paid EFT tickets
and the coveted prize of home delivered coffee
and cake well received.
We built Club spirit by interviewing two
members per meeting with a “Getting To Know
You” goal. Meetings were kept informative by
inviting Community Groups to address our
meeting by Zoom. These presentations were
recorded and added to our Club Facebook site
to promote that Group to our social media
audience(https://www.facebook.com/teneriff
elionsclub/videos/2546058002375440/)
Members stepped up to help the local Meals on
Wheels when their older volunteers paused
their service and modified our Community
Pantry support by buying scarce items when
they were limited by supermarkets.
Whilst we all look forward to returning to
convivial Dinner Meetings, our Business
Meetings will remain open to members to join
by Zoom video. The plan is to meet in person
but have a Laptop available at the meeting
table to allow Members to attend remotely if
that better suits their busy schedules.
Teneriffe Lions would like to take this
opportunity to thank DG Donna and her
Team for their fantastic support which made
this a success year in difficult times marked
by drought, fire and social isolation … we bet
they didn’t expect that when they signed up !
David Jonas
Teneriffe Lions Marketing & Communications
17th May 2020
Council Chairperson Kim, Council of Governors, Management Committee,
Dear Lions,
At this time of the year and as part of our MD Convention, the Australian Lions Foundation would normally have a stage presentation and during this, we would announce those Lions that have been inducted into the Australian
Lions Foundation “Hall of Fame”.
We are pleased to advise that we continue this tradition, even though unable to do so at our Convention.
The Directors are pleased to announce the following Lions have been acknowledged for their outstanding and ongoing service to our organisation and the wider community.
▪ PDG Anne Jones OAM (District N4) ▪ Lion Peter Boge (District Q3) ▪ PCC Ian Kelly OAM (District W2) ▪ PDG Bob Goldsworthy (District Q3)
Please join with the Directors in congratulating these very worthy Lions.
Arrangements will be made with each respective District and the State Director of the Foundation, to make a formal presentation of this recognition at the most appropriate time.
Yours in Lionism,
A.J. (Tony) Benbow OAM – CHAIRMAN
Please turn to Page 24 for recipient details.
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LEADERSHIP MATTERS
#11
“Communication must be HOT. That’s Honest,
Open and Two-way.” – Dan Oswald.”
Running Effective Meetings - Ground Rules
Good Etiquette in meetings requires all participants to adhere to several ground rules.
These ground rules provide a framework to guide individual and group behaviour, and to explain
how the group will function and make decisions.
It is good practice for all meetings to have a set of documented ground rules (protocols) that all
members of the group have easy access to. If the membership of your group changes, it is good
induction for the new members to have a copy of the meeting rules. It is also good practice to
review the meeting rules regularly.
Ground Rules
You will find that meeting ground rules fit in to
three categories…
1). General meeting rules - These rules describe good etiquette. There is not a lot of scope to alter or vary these rules as they reflect social expectations.
The following suggested rules are universal and should be encouraged at all meetings. Share
reports or documents that you wish to reference or discuss during the meeting at least three days
in advance.
• Prepare well for the meeting; read all
documents distributed before the meeting
• Be on time
• Start the meeting on time
• End the meeting on time
• Switch off mobile phones
• It is good practice to ban laptops, i-phones and other media devices as they cause
distractions
• No interrupting others, even if you strongly
disagree with their comments
• Listen to all contributions
• Personal criticism is not permitted
• Keep the meeting focused on the agenda
and discussion on the topic
• Ensure participants are aware of the
purpose of the meeting.
2). Meeting function rules - These are rules that describe how your meeting will work.
The following set of meeting rules require
your group to decide on how decisions will be
made.
• Is there one chairperson or a rotating
chairperson?
• How is the agenda determined?
• Who is keeping minutes?
• When will minutes be distributed?
• How will you deal with conflict?
• How do you determine who needs to
attend the meeting?
3). Good meeting etiquette rules for leaders - Here are a few tips for leaders to ensure they
demonstrate leadership during meetings.
This final set of meeting rules are things a good
leader will do to ensure the success of the group. Encourage all attendees to contribute to
the discussion.
• Enforce the meeting rules
• Encourage feedback from all members on
the effectiveness of the meeting
• Be a leader; show interest in other
people’s contribution and appreciation for
their contribution
• Summarize decisions made or progress
made at the end of each discussion
• Confirm the date and time of the next
meeting.
Q: Do you have ‘ground rules /meeting
protocols?
❖ Leadership is everyone’s business!
Alan Brooks – District Leadership Co-
ordinator
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AUSTRALIAN LIONS FOUNDATION
On 15 May the Annual General Meeting of the
Australian Lions Foundation was scheduled to
be held at the MD Convention in Adelaide.
The MD Convention was cancelled because of
the current COVID 19 pandemic.
However I was able to ‘attend’ the meeting
remotely using Zoom technology.
Many Clubs are already holding ‘virtual
meetings’ using Zoom.
Australian Lions Foundation is always first on
the scene to assist communities in Australia
when disasters strike.
In the past year or so, Australia has been hit
by drought, floods, and bushfires. This year,
Clubs supported the appeals for funds to assist
areas where disasters struck.
All of the $1.3 million received in the drought
and floods appeal has been spent. Almost $2.8
million was received to aid bushfire areas. The
majority of this has been disbursed, and the
balance will be used in the longer recovery of
places which suffered most.
Chairman PDG Tony Benbow reported that this
year, the ALF had received some financial
support from corporate Australia.
Clubs continued to apply for General Grants
from ALF to help with community projects on a
50/50 basis to a maximum of $15,000.
However, grant approvals this year have
exceeded the income coming in. This situation
is unsustainable in the longer term, and ALF
needs to increase income from ALF Awards
made by Clubs and from Club donations.
So, as this Lions year draws to a close, please
remember our very own Foundation – ALF –
when your Club is looking for worthy causes to
assist.
The Australian Lions Foundation website
displays information on the various ALF
Awards that can be made to deserving Lions.
I thank District Governor Donna Hedges for the
opportunity to serve in this portfolio, and also
Clubs which have supported ALF or have
submitted grant applications.
One final message: Clubs receiving a grant are
asked to please provide photos wherever
possible with their final report at the
conclusion of the project.
This increases publicity for the Foundation
and gives other Clubs ideas for projects which
might be useful in their community.
Peter J Boge
201Q3 Australian Lions Foundation District
Chairman
REDCLIFFE CENTRAL LIONS
SUPPORT ENCIRCLE AGAIN
On Thursday the 21st of May Lion David Marsden
and President Ted Heyes made another visit to
Encircle Redcliffe with a further donation of
$1,000.00 of non-perishable groceries to be
handed out to people in our community that are
having a hard time managing to survive in this
strange new “Covid-19” era.
All the volunteers at the Centre were extremely
grateful for this second donation as it came at an
appropriate time for them. They have been
getting more people now looking for assistance
especially with food items as this pandemic
continues. Many are struggling paying rent and
power bills and sometimes food becomes a real
issue or something else is not paid.
Encircle gave our Club a Certificate of
Appreciation for our support to their worthy
cause.
Lion Ted Heyes - President
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LIONS ADAPT TO THE
CHALLENGES OF COVID-19
During this period of lockdown and social
distancing we are continually being told to
take this opportunity to ‘think outside the
square’ and to ‘learn a new skill’. Members
of Ashgrove/The Gap Lions club have
managed to accomplish both of these.
Like all community service clubs, Ashgrove/
The Gap Lions club has been unable to hold
its bi-weekly meetings since March, nor have
the board members been able to meet face to
face. However by looking at what other
means we can communicate and then
learning how to manage this new concept we
have been able to carry on, be it to a lesser
degree. This is thanks to Zoom and our
members’ ability to learn another aspect of
the mighty internet.
Hence not only are our board members able
to hold their regular meetings but we are also
able to listen to interesting and inspirational
guest speakers as well as being able to
welcome a new member into our club.
Our latest member to join our club maybe
familiar to many in The Gap and its local
community; Bill Martel was a local
pharmacist for 25 years. He then went on to
manage various pharmacies within the area
and more recently was doing locum work
around Australia. With the advent of Covid
19 restrictions Bill has now been forced into
retirement and so has the opportunity to
become actively involved in Lions.
Our induction ceremony for new members is
usually conducted at one of our meetings,
where we can all welcome them into the Lions
family with the traditional handshake but Bill
has the, dubious, reputation of being the first
member to be inducted remotely. Despite this
the welcome to Bill into the club by our
members is just as warm and heartfelt.
Our first guest speaker to take advantage of
our new found management of Zoom was the
Rev John Rhule who is the Associated General
Secretary of the Uniting Church in
Queensland as well as an Army Chaplin
attached to the Enoggera Barracks. Via Zoom
we were all able to enjoy hearing about his
varied and sometimes challenging job as he
strives to offer leadership to various Uniting
Church activities around the state. In recent
times he has been involved in working to
support those at the coal face during the
recent bush fires and now during the Covid 19
pandemic. At the end of May we plan to have
a guest speaker from Angel Flight. This is all
thanks to Zoom and our members’ ability to
embrace this technology.
It is a credit to members of Ashgrove/The Gap
Lions they have been able to develop the skills
to enable them to use additional applications
available on the internet to maintain a
connection with the club during this
challenging time.
Susie Green
Lions Club of Ashgrove/The Gap
Lion Wendy Robson … Lions Club of Golden
Valley Keperra
Called
To
Higher
Service
Ashgrove/The Gap New Members Karen and Bill
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WHY BOTHER WITH RISK
MANAGEMENT?
Apart from the obvious answer of wanting to
protect your own members, friends, family or
clients etc. from injury or death, there are
quite valid reasons why we should all look at
developing a risk management process.
Protect your organisation from legal liability
Some not-for-profit groups believe that by
incorporating they can no longer be sued.
This is not the case. The effect of
incorporation is to limit liability. However,
directors and employees of corporations and
members and officers of incorporated
associations do have a risk of incurring
liability if a personal breach of duty by them
causes personal injury or damage to
property. They can be liable if they directly
caused the loss or damage or if they
authorised and directed the actions which
caused the event giving rise to liability.
Small organisations which take the form of a
partnership are even more directly exposed
to potential liability. Each partner has
unlimited liability in respect of any liabilities
incurred by the partnership. There is a
similar risk for members and officers of
unincorporated community groups.
Lower insurance premiums
Insurers are increasingly focusing on
providing cover to organisations that can
prove that they do not present a "high risk".
If you can provide evidence that you are
effectively implementing safe practices and
have moved to deal with major risks, insurers
will be more likely to provide cover and to do
so at a more reasonable cost.
Improved reputation
By moving to limit risks you are showing to
the wider community that you place value on
everyone's participation and involvement.
This enhances Lions capacity to present a
professional image, it enables you to promote
and market yourself as an organisation that
has strong standards of behaviour, and
assists your Club to structure itself to run
effectively and efficiently. You can use the
implementation of your risk management
process to market these benefits to potential
members.
Better information for decision making
The process that you undergo in identifying,
assessing and evaluating risks will highlight
requirements that your Club should review and
prioritise. By stepping through the process and
continually reviewing these decisions over time
you will enhance the capacity of the Club to
make decisions based on facts rather than
speculation.
Better asset management and maintenance
Setting up a risk management register will help
you list all the physical assets owned by your
Club. It also encourages members to act when
the asset poses a danger.
Garry J. Bates, JP(Qual.), ARM, Dip.OH&S (NSCA),
Risk Management Consultant,
MD201 Insurance & Risk Management Committee,
Lions Clubs International,
Australia & New Guinea.
ANSWER TO LAST MONTHS
CLUB QUIZ
Sandstone Point
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BRISBANE BUNYA TO THE
FORE
On receipt of a cash donation from the Lions
Club of Brisbane Bunya Inc, Picabeen
Community Centre Manager Jillian Warren
said "During these difficult times we have
been lucky to have the support of local
individuals and organisations which in turn
helps us to help those who need it most.
Thank you Brisbane Bunya Lions!"
THANK YOU Picabeen Community Centre for
serving our community alongside the Lions
Club of Brisbane Bunya and other local
community organisations.
Further, Jillian said, "Funds received will go
directly to supporting vulnerable people in
the community who have been negatively
affected by COVID19.
The funds will go toward purchasing quality
food items for our food pantry and also
toiletry items for individuals and families
who live in the north west Brisbane area."
Another welcome act of generosity came after
members saw a wonderful news story on the
television about the Little Tai Restaurant in
Brisbane supplying front line workers with
dinner.
Brisbane Bunya Lions Club President John
Whitlock presented the management of the
restaurant with a donation from the Club to
assist with the cost of providing the meals to
the front line workers.
John Liddle
Lions Club of Brisbane Bunya
REGIONAL LIONS LEADERSHIP
INSTITUTE – PERTH 2020
Earlier this year, before COVID-19 hit Australia,
I participated in the Regional Lions Leadership
Institute (RLLI) in Perth. It was a fantastic three
day event, which started on Friday 21 February
and concluded on Sunday 23 February 2020.
RLLI was represented by just about all States
and Territories in Australia. We had Lions and
Leo’s from all the East Coast States including
Tasmania and ACT, while the majority of
participants came from Western Australia. The
weekend was facilitated by PDG Tim Irvine, PDG
Ted Watts and Lion Christine Walker. They
were all very knowledgeable about Lions and
supportive of the learning process
One of the participants, Lion Zie Brindley,
claims on Facebook “The [RLLI] most dynamic
Lions Leadership Training! Memorable. Crazy!”
The days and nights were jam packed with fun,
fellowship, learning and shared experiences.
During the days we learnt about Lions
fundamentals, diversity, working in teams,
Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF),
running effective and enjoyable meetings, how
to motivate club members, developing and
growing our clubs, promoting our clubs and
facilitating change within our clubs.
This instruction and training came in handy as
on the Saturday night, we had to host a club
dinner meeting with the two Western Australian
District Governors as our guests. And to make
this task even more special, we were only
informed of this activity at lunch time on
Saturday. The club executive was made up of
the RLLI participants, and we were assigned our
positions by the trainers. Yours truly was
nominated as the Club President and had to pull
together an entertaining evening with at least
three pieces of business and both West
Australian DG’s as guest speakers.
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As there was a few LEO’s, ex-Leo’s and Leo
Advisors in attendance participating in the
RLLI, we chose to call our club the ‘Amazingly
Spectacular Leo-Lions Club of RLLI’. All good
District Governors’ should always be prepared,
so I surprised W2’s DG Frank Camarri by
asking him to perform a ‘dummy induction’
and W1’s DG Daniel Stevens to give a ‘vote of
thanks.’
Other highlights of the night were the games of
‘Ricky Ticky’, some had never heard of this
(which was astonishing to me); our youngest
attendee, Leo Kaleigh Thornhill, age 15 who
was so nervous, gave an impromptu thank you
speech; and who could hold a fun filled Lions
meeting without a Tail Twist? We were able to
scrap together some prizes and thank you gifts
from the ‘fidget items’ that were on our tables
during the sessions.
After the meeting, a number of attendees
thanked me for a job well done and to say that
they had never attended such a fun and
enjoyable Lions Meeting before. I guess I
showed those Western Australian Lions how
we do things over here in Q3.
After the success of the Club Meeting a
number of us went out to Kings Park to admire
the sights of Perth at night. Then it was back
to the hotel to prepare my speech that was to
be delivered and evaluated the next morning,
which was also sprung on us on Saturday
morning. All participants were required to give
a speech.
We were very fortunate to have Lion Sari-Elle
Kraemer as a participant over the weekend.
She is a Senior Account Director at Alpha
Consult, who handle the Public Relations for
Lions Australia. She gave a presentation on
Basic Public Relations Strategies for our Lions
Clubs.
So when the next dates of Lions Leadership
Institutes comes out, I would encourage you to
seriously think about attending. If you would
like to find out more information about the RLLI,
please contact me.
Lion Liz Altoft
Regional Action Team - Leadership Region 3
Dinner Meeting
WELL DONE BRISBANE BUNYA
Congratulations to the Lions Club of
Brisbane-Bunya for its “Farmer Drought
Relief” service project, which was selected as
the winning entry in the “Top Club Service
Project” for our District.
The project involved sourcing and delivering
hay, water and dog food, as well as a weekend
with farmers working around the farm,
providing meals and an ear.
This entry representing Q3, was submitted to
Multiple District for inclusion in the national
judging process.
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THE LITTLE THINGS
Where do I begin in these days, weeks and now
months of unknown times? You do not realise
how important the ability to leave your house
whenever you want, until is taken away from
you. I am not a big social person but have been
struggling with not going out of my house to do
the simple little things like a coffee with a friend
at a café, going to meetings with like-minded
people, going to work! Technology has played a
big part in how many people keep in contact
with one another, but it is never the same as
face to face meeting/gatherings, but it is not a
way of keeping contact for some.
The things we take for granted about being able
to do like celebrate a relative/friend milestone
birthday or their wedding. The humble request
to celebrate a person’s life at their funeral and
to give their shattered family a hug…. all taken
away.
As the restrictions are slowly lifted and we can
go back to some sort of normality…. whatever
that may look like, please remember your
family, friends or colleagues and make contact
regularly.
Acronym
C ontact
O r
V isit
I ndividuals
D iligently
19 – the amount of people every week. Just for
the simple pleasure of saying “Hey, how are
you?”
Lion Lisa Gourley
President
53,000 REASONS TO RECYCLE
THOSE STAMPS
The Australian Chapter of LCI Stamp Club has
just completed a record twelve months when
they sold in excess of four hundred kilos of
stamps to raise a record $53,000 to be used
solely to purchase walking frames for children
born with cerebral palsy. Every stamp donated
was sold and every cent received was passed on
to the Australian Lions Children’s Mobility
Foundation to be used to purchase the walkers.
Stamp collections that are no longer wanted,
postage stamps clipped from envelopes, first day
covers – in fact anything philatelic is just what
the Lions Stamp Club received and sold this
year and they are again seeking similar material
right now.
This project has been running now since 2004
and has donated almost $200000 to the
foundation in this time including $101000 in
the past two years alone. As club secretary Ross
Paine tells us, “we are always seeking donations
of philatelic material to sort and sell. There is a
co-ordinator in every state to send your stamps
to and they will then sort the items into saleable
lots for the auctions.”
If you or your club would like to participate in
this project, please forward your philatelic
donations to Lion Ross Paine, PO Box 9399,
Pacific Paradise. 4564. If you would like more
information, Ross can also be contacted at
[email protected] or 0419 449 881
Lion Ross Paine
Social Distancing Stamp Club International President
Ted Henebery (with tongs) handing over cheque to
ALCMF Chairman Danny Richardson (also with tongs).
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HALL OF FAME
LION PETER BOGE
Joined Lions at Emerald October 1967.
Active member - Lions Club of Pine Rivers Inc.
Peter is known as an educational leader and
a distinguished member of the Lion’s family
for over fifty-two years.
Peter is not a person who seeks accolades.
His selfless service has brought benefit to
many communities and his fearless
advocacy continues to build a lasting legacy
for current and future generations.
The CV forwarded with his nomination
detailed Peter’s leadership qualities, vision,
initiative, attention to detail, determination,
persistence and hard work.
It is a snapshot of his life story and meets the
stringent criteria for the Award.
Peter’s Lions’ journey shows how his initial
interest in serving his community has reaped
great benefits across the state and beyond.
Peter is an active member of the Lions Club
of Pine Rivers Inc and participates in most
projects.
He is a member of the 201Q3 District Cabinet, with two portfolios.
HALL OF FAME
PDG BOB GOLDSWORTHY
As a Member of the Lions Club of Toowoomba Wilsonton Inc. Bob has held all offices and is
now President for the 4th time. He has been
Secretary numerous times and has been on the Board of the Lions Club of Toowoomba
Wilsonton since 1984.
The Toowoomba community awarded Lion
Bob, the Citizen of the year in 1999 and he
has been a recipient of the Australia Day community awards twice, firstly for his work
with the Railways First Aid St Johns Team in 2004, and then as President of the Lions
Club of Toowoomba Wilsonton when the Club was given this honour on the Australia Day
Community Awards list
Lion Bob is an original member of the
Management Committee who run the
Toowoomba Hospice and is still an active member of the Toowoomba Hospice Board.
He was at the first meeting to gauge support for a Hospice as a member of his Lions Club
and then during the fund-raising year from 1996 until the opening of the completed
premises in 2003.
Lion Bob has been on the Q3 Cabinet since
1995 when he was a Zone Chairman. He
went on to become District Governor in 2007-
2008. Lions Clubs International Foundation
was close to Bob’s heart and he became the
LCIF Chairman in 2009 and has held the
position until now, his term of office finishes
with DGE David Orton in 2020-2021.
Joined Lions at Mt Isa April 1980
Active Member – Lions Club Toowoomba
Wilsonton
